----- Original Message ----- 
From: Marshall Ruskin <mruskin@PANGEA.CA>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Wednesday, September 15, 1999 9:13 PM
Subject: In Withdrawal - NOTHING Wrong with my Westy!

> Hi Volks:
> 
> I SURE hope that this is not the calm before the storm - my Westy is working
> perfectly!
> 
> So, I am using this breathing time to do some PM on the auto trannie.
> 
> Just out of curiosity - anybody else in my predicament?
> 
> Marshall Ruskin
> 84 Westy "Iron Igloo"
> Founding Member of "Vanagon's Anonymous"

Hi 

Nothing wrong with my Westie either.  Hasn't ran this well since it was new in 85.
Waiting for the "big leak".  So far nothing.  Odometer says 92000 miles.

Questions:  
What is the furthest anyone has gone with a wasserboxer 1.9L engine without 
a leak so bad it needed fixing?  
And once it starts leaking how much time/mileage does it take
until it becomes catastrophic?

Thanks

Alfred

[text/html]